Thursday, December 28, 2006

Kansas

• Dodge City: It is illegal to spit on a sidewalk. All places of business must provide a horse water troft• If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.• In Kansas City, KS, saying the name "George Washington" without adding the phrase "blessed be his name," can land you with a fine of up to fifty cents.• In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suites.• In Topeka, Kansas, servers are forbidden to serve wine in teacups.• In Wichita, at the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, all motorists are required to stop at the intersection, exit their vehicles, and fire three shotgun rounds, before continuing on their way.• It is illegal to catch bullfrogs in a tomato patch.• It is illegal to hunt whales.• It is illegal to put ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas.• Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.• Lawrence: All cars entering the city limits must first sound their horn to warn the horses of their arrival. No one may wear a bee in their hat.• Minors in Kansas City, Missouri, are not allowed to purchase cap pistols; they may buy shotguns freely, however.• No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas.• Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.• Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.• Russell: Musical car horns are banned• Salina: It is against the law to leave your car running unattended.• The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.• Topeka: The installation of bathtubs is prohibited.• Wichita: Before proceeding through the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehicle and fire three shot gun rounds into the air. Any person caught using or carrying bean snappers or the like shall upon conviction, be fined. -City ordinance 349 of Wichita, Kansas.